| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fresh) SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) C - Jeff Paquin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Roger Charles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Gilles - foul #1 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Oklahoma | Wendell Roy is called for the reach on Ronnie Burke - foul #1 on Wendell Roy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Oklahoma | Wendell Roy is called for the reach on Douglas Pesce - foul #2 on Wendell Roy, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| 19:11 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Charles | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Don Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Mike Johnson tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Don Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Roger Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Don Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Johnson | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke is hacked by Roger Charles - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma | Stephen Updike takes the ball from Douglas Pesce | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Don Williams's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Burke | 0-4 |
| 16:54 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson | |
| 16:44 | LSU | Patrick Lamb buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Don Williams and he's hacked by Douglas Pesce - foul #1 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| 16:44 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:31 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-7 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-7 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Wieczorek | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) C - Jeff Paquin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | LSU | The jump hook by Patrick Lamb is blocked by Gregory Gilles | 3-7 |
| 15:48 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:25 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek loses the dribble to Roger Charles | 3-7 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Ronnie Burke is called for the reach on Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Bernard Laguna (SF), Justin Seymour (PF), Edward Puga (C) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce, Gregory Gilles, Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Mike Johnson (PF), Michael White (C) Stephen Updike, Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Edwin Cassell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Michael White hits the follow up shot | 3-9 |
| 14:36 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga loses the dribble to Mike Johnson | 3-9 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:20 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:15 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) George Guy | |
| 14:15 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Don Williams misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Young - foul #1 on Maurice Young, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Gregory Gilles (PF) Maurice Young, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Michael White | |
| 13:56 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Manning | 4-9 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Glenn Manning clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 13:50 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the lay-in | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Gary Wieczorek is called for the reach on Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Gary Wieczorek, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce (SF) Bernard Laguna | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:56 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the runner from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles can't throw it down | 7-11 |
| 12:25 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:03 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles grabs the board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Gilles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Puga (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Roger Charles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek is fouled in the backcourt by Don Williams - foul #2 on Don Williams, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Justin Seymour (PF), Jeff Paquin (C) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke, Gregory Gilles, Edward Puga | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF), Michael White (C) Don Williams, Glenn Manning, Mike Johnson, Roger Charles | |
| 11:34 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce misses the dunk attempt | 9-11 |
| 11:32 | LSU | George Guy grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Stephen Updike's pass is intercepted by Justin Seymour | 9-11 |
| 10:49 | Oklahoma | Michael White blocks the short jumper by Jeff Paquin | 9-11 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Michael White grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Patrick Lamb lays it up and in set up by George Guy | 9-13 |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Bernard Laguna (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF) Maurice Young, Douglas Pesce, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Michael White | |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:24 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Roger Charles scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Jeff Paquin - foul #1 on Jeff Paquin, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:02 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:41 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Edwin Cassell pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the easy layup | 11-16 |
| 09:20 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 09:14 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin can't finish the layup | 11-16 |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna tips it home | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Laguna - foul #1 on Bernard Laguna, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Puga (C) Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Glenn Manning (SF), Mike Johnson (PF) George Guy, Edwin Cassell, Patrick Lamb | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Gregory Gilles | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ronnie Burke out of a doubleteam | 15-16 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Robert Decarlo is fouled on the floor by Edward Puga - foul #1 on Edward Puga, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce (SF), Justin Seymour (PF) Bernard Laguna, Gregory Gilles | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:39 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:28 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-18 |
| 08:26 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke tips it in | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Glenn Manning clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Stephen Updike tips it home | 17-20 |
| 07:58 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Wieczorek | 19-20 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Puga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Stephen Updike drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga loses the dribble to Roger Charles | 19-23 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:27 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:10 | Oklahoma | Stephen Updike steals it from Justin Seymour | 19-23 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 05:43 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma | Stephen Updike is called for the reach on Ronnie Burke - foul #1 on Stephen Updike, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Bernard Laguna (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF), Jeff Paquin (C) Gary Wieczorek, Douglas Pesce, Justin Seymour, Edward Puga | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), George Guy (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Michael White (C) Robert Decarlo, Stephen Updike, Glenn Manning, Mike Johnson, Roger Charles | |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:18 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young is fouled on the floor by George Guy - foul #1 on George Guy, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams (SG) Ronnie Burke | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:18 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Don Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Cassell | 19-25 |
| 05:02 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maurice Young | 21-25 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | Oklahoma | Don Williams is called for the reach on Maurice Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Williams, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Don Williams | |
| 04:36 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:36 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:23 | LSU | George Guy drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Cassell | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Michael White | |
| 04:06 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Stephen Updike | 24-31 |
| 03:43 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on Roger Charles - foul #2 on Roger Charles, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:43 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Edwin Cassell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Maurice Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Laguna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Paquin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma | Patrick Lamb steals it from Ronnie Burke out of a doubleteam | 27-33 |
| 03:11 | LSU | Stephen Updike loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Edward Puga (C) Maurice Young, Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) George Guy, Stephen Updike, Edwin Cassell | |
| 02:51 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronnie Burke out of a doubleteam | 29-33 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 29-36 |
| 02:36 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce (SF), Justin Seymour (PF) Bernard Laguna, Gregory Gilles | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (SG) Patrick Lamb | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Glenn Manning is hacked by Douglas Pesce - foul #2 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:19 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 02:02 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Wieczorek | 31-37 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Ronnie Burke steps in front of the Glenn Manning pass | 31-37 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses the dunk attempt | 31-37 |
| 01:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Charles | 31-37 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Glenn Manning's floater is knocked away by Edward Puga | 31-37 |
| 01:06 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:47 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Decarlo snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Edward Puga is called for the reach on George Guy - foul #2 on Edward Puga, team foul #10 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Bernard Laguna (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF), Jeff Paquin (C) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce, Justin Seymour, Edward Puga | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Michael White (C) Robert Decarlo, Glenn Manning, Mike Johnson, Roger Charles | |
| 00:40 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:40 | LSU | George Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeff Paquin | 31-38 |
| 00:28 | Oklahoma | Stephen Updike steps in front of the Bernard Laguna pass | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-41 |